UK to raise minimum stipend for PhD students from October 2026UKRI has announced a significant increase in the minimum PhD student stipend for the upcoming academic year, raising it to £21,805. This ab...
08 Feb, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
US funding jitters cloud Indian research pipelinesStudy in US: Indian PhD aspirants and early-career researchers weigh rising uncertainty in America’s research ecosystem.
30 Jan, 2026, 10.28 PM IST
Canadian universities aim to attract top global scholars with funding boostCanadian universities are actively recruiting top global researchers, leveraging new federal funding and immigration reforms. This initiati...
09 Dec, 2025, 05.56 PM IST
US opens one more window towards H-1B; IT firms, large tech cos to get reprieveThis is also a reprieve for large technology companies and startups that hire students from US universities. OpenAI, Anthropic, Amazon, Tat...
22 Oct, 2025, 08.56 AM IST
O-1 for the books! Elite talent finds new route to USThe O-1A visa, designed for individuals with extraordinary abilities, is gaining traction among Indian professionals seeking opportunities ...
27 Jun, 2025, 08.40 PM IST
2,500 job rejections despite coding expertise, advanced degrees: Techie working at gas station exposes job market's harsh realityA software developer with both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Mathematics, along with professional experience and certifications, has ...
03 Jun, 2025, 06.01 PM IST
Bitter pill for bright minds: US funding freeze rattles Indian students eyeing research-heavy and high-cost programsA US federal funding freeze is jeopardizing international students' access to research-intensive programs, prompting Indian students to rec...
18 Apr, 2025, 11.15 PM IST
Asian-American techie sues US university after rejection by 16 colleges but lands dream job at GoogleStanley Zhong, a self-taught programmer, was hired by Google at 19 after being contacted at 13. Despite his achievements, he faced rejectio...
04 Mar, 2025, 09.41 AM IST
Where have all the PhDs gone?India Inc has, by and large, shown disinterest in investing in R&D. This has to change. The failure to create mechanisms that can incubate ...
15 Sep, 2023, 11.16 PM IST
Students, teachers decry 'lack of clarity' in admission process for PhD programmes in JNUStudents have claimed that the total number of PhD seats across centres in the JNU will decline by 32 per cent from the academic year 2022-...
06 Sep, 2022, 08.19 PM IST
IIT Madras researchers identify a sustainable, high-yielding alternative source for anti-cancer drug CamptothecinThe researchers have found a way to produce the drug using a novel microbial fermentation method that produces high yield without too much ...
25 Feb, 2021, 01.44 PM IST
ICSSR and research bodies cross swords on performance standardsSocial science council says compliance below par; some institutes say quality under threat.
08 May, 2019, 11.29 PM IST
IITs tweaking seats for programmes in line with demandIIT Kanpur is also reducing the number of seats in metallurgical engineering, which is not seen to be so popular, and offering as many seat...
05 May, 2017, 01.01 AM IST
Fall in JNU applications, but less seats queer pitchWith the decrease in the number of seats the competition actually got tougher as for each seat now there are approximately 30 aspirants, as...
06 Apr, 2017, 08.48 AM IST
Post-Brexit UK may compel Indian students to eye other options for higher educationWhile the US, Australia, Canada are the man destinations for Indians, newer ones like Germany, NZ, Ireland, France and China stand to gain.
14 Aug, 2016, 06.35 AM IST
Controversy over IIM-C Director’s appointment: Ambuj Mahanti, a former dean and an aspirant, files writ petitionMahanti’s petition says that a preferential clause has been used as an eliminatory clause for rejecting applications, ignoring merits of ot...
02 Mar, 2013, 01.17 PM IST
- Reliance school seeks deemed varsity status
Reliance School of Life Sciences, part of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Life Sciences (RLS), has applied for a deemed university status.
27 Nov, 2007, 01.33 AM IST